Thursday, January 8, 2015

World of Disney - Chapter Seven (w/ Commentary Notes)


Chapter Seven: Time Zone – 2010 (Before Temporal Displacement)

(Authorial Note: This chapter is the first to transition between the established past and present time zones.)

Yeah, we gotta start

Looking at the hands of the time we’ve been given

If this is all we’ve got and we gotta start thinking

If every second counts on a clock that’s ticking

Gotta live like we’re dying


We only got 86,400 seconds in a day to

Turn it all around or throw it all away

We gotta tell them that we love them

While we got the chance to say

Gotta live like we’re dying

(Pop Culture Note: "Live Like We're Dying" was released September 21, 2009 off of Kris Allen's self-titled, major label debut album. Allen was fresh off from his win in the eighth season of American Idol before his album premiere.)
 
(Biographical Note: Both Allen and World of Disney author Sean Livingston are from Conway, Arkansas. This song was chosen not only in relation with their shared state origin but the theme of the story as well.)

            The Kris Allen song blew through the speakers of the Ford Explorer while Sean drove himself, his sisters, and their friends back to the Walt Disney World Resort. His mind was completely lost on all that had happened back in his mother’s house. The last thing she told him stuck out to him more than everything else she said. What if their grandmother really was still alive somewhere? It sounded so insane that out of all places, she would still be alive in some parallel universe!

            He kept the videotape his mother had given to him in the glove compartment, hoping to possibly never see it again. However, within each mile they traveled, something kept nagging him in the back of his mind to check the old theater and find this machine of Bunsen Honeydew’s. This “inner voice” did this just as he was driving through the main entrance into Walt Disney World with the friendly animated faces of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse smiling from the large signs that stood at opposite sides of the road. Sean almost could’ve sworn that the two mice were not smiling as he drove by and instead frowning upon him in disappointment. It was an unusual feeling and he wasn’t too sure where it came from.
 
(Character Note: This "feeling" of Sean's is an unintentional nod to his future as Guardian of the Disneyverse - his ability quietly taking affect through his emotions.)

            Within an hour, they arrived at the front entrance of the Bay Lake Tower Hotel, where Sean parked the Ford Explorer and allowed everyone to pile out. As they had done so, he told them, “Hey, listen. I’ll meet with you all at M.K. later this afternoon. There are some things I’ve got to take care Downtown first.”

            This news wasn’t met with much somberness from his sisters and friends. “What?!” They all shouted at the same time.

            Please tell me you mean ‘Downtown’ as in Downtown Disney!” Meagan exclaimed.

            “Is this because of what Mama said to us earlier?” Kimberly asked him.
 
(Authorial Note: Livingston debated with the choice of how Joanie's children referred to her in a variation of "mother," figuring "Mom" was the easiest to write without feeling "babyish." He even considered to have them only refer or address her by name instead, particularly for the Sean Thomas character in order to enhance the estranged relationship. Instead, he opted with "Mama" to give a sense of realism and close connection to his character.)

            Sean didn’t want to admit it, but it did…in more than one way. Though he couldn’t let them all know how much it did or else they would talk him out of doing it. “No, it’s not that. I’m just going to do a little sight-seeing. Magic Kingdom isn’t going anywhere. I’ll be back in time to see the fireworks over Cinderella’s Castle.”

            Although most of his companions somewhat believed what he said, only Ciciley – his first youngest sister – didn’t quite so. Her curiosity peeked, and she was heavily curious to know what her brother’s real intention was for going Downtown. It was that reason for why she put on a phony smile and say, “Well, I’m coming with you.” Her response got another collection of surprised gasps and exclamations from the others, including Sean. “Hey, I’ve been curious to see a few places in Orlando myself. We come here every so often that we barely get to stop by them.”
 
(Narrative Note: Ciciley and Sean's Marvel Universe counterparts team up quite often in The Marvelous World: World of Disney 2 and its spin-off tale Marvel Mayhem. In these installments, Ciciley and Sean are mother and son rather than siblings.)

            Watching her get back into the Explorer, Sean raised an eyebrow in suspicion. Next to Meagan, Ciciley was always so adamant about going to Disney World whenever they got a break from working at KMUP. So were Rizzo and Pepe, for that matter, which was why it came as an even bigger surprise when Sean saw them reenter the Explorer also. Everyone stared at them in total disbelief – more so than how they reacted to Ciciley’s “change of heart” – and Rizzo said on their behalf, “We, uh, heard dere was a really nice Planet Hollywood outside of Disney World.”
 
(Pop Culture Note: An actual Planet Hollywood restaurant exists in the West Side of the Downtown Disney district in the Walt Disney World Resort. It first opened on December 17, 1994. In the Marketplace district, there is the World of Disney retail store - the name of which inspired that of the fan fiction series.)

            “Sí, de one dat Arnold Schwarzenheimer did go to, okay.” Pepe added.

            Sean just stared at Ciciley and the two Muppets and shook his head. Yet he did it with a smile upon his face. He was not absolutely certain what he was getting himself into, but he was glad to be doing it with his sister and two best friends.

 
Time Zone – 1977 (Before Temporal Displacement)

 
            “BRING HER BACK HERE NOW!!!”

            Never before had Bunsen, Beaker, Kermit, or Robin heard Joanie sound so furious. The intensity in her voice made Bunsen’s fingers practically quiver as he desperately tried to get the information on the Disney World she just arrived from back on the computer. He didn’t have the heart to tell Joanie that he had accidentally pressed the “Execute” button as soon as she came out of the Magic Gateway chamber. Whether it was a force of habit or a slip of the wrist, he wasn’t absolutely certain; but he did need to get that info back up.

            “I-I’m trying, M-Miss Joanie! I’m t-trying!” Bunsen stammered under the intense pressure.

            “WELL, TRY HARDER!!!”

            “Joanie, take it easy!” Kermit spoke out, clearly seeing how distraught the young woman was.

            “Don’t tell me to take it easy, Kermit!” Joanie retorted. “Before you all hauled me out of there, I heard my mother being attacked by a total stranger from that world! Now either you bring her back out or send me back in!”

            Bunsen tried his best to retrieve the information needed to bring her mother back, but found it unexpectedly difficult. “I’m sorry, Miss Joanie! I cannot get the exact coordinates back!”

            Joanie looked as if she were about to explode on the Muppet scientist. Kermit quickly interjected before she could’ve done so, asking Bunsen, “Well, why can’t you? It seemed so easy before.”

            “Before I was merely entering in the destination.” Bunsen clarified. “But now, after executing the data – which I take full responsibility in accidentally doing upon your arrival, Miss Joanie – I am trying to reconfigure the coordinates of when I last retrieved Miss Joanie. In doing that, I might be able to bring Mrs. Navarro back into our realm safely.”

            “Then why is it so hard to do that now?!” Joanie responded.

            “Because Beaker and I have never came across an error like this before. It has always been the simple process of entering the coordinates, going into the machine, coming back to our home realm, and executing the data. Once the data is executed, there is no getting it back…at least not the exact bit of information.”
 
(Narrative Note: Bunsen Honeydew is the only one capable of handling the prime functions of the Magic Gateway machine and knows the inner-workings of its power source, the Sphere. However, the Sphere's unpredictable nature is outside of his understanding, and this inability is reflected under the similar circumstances of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Galactic Empire in World of Disney's two sequels.)

            Joanie did not want to hear this, not only because much of it went over her head but also because it meant she might never see her mother again. As much as she tried to maintain her composure, she was very close to putting her hands around Bunsen’s neck. She never thought of herself as the violent type; but when family is involved, no one had better stand in her way. All she could do was bite her lower lip in frustration and try her best not to explode, especially with Robin still in the room.

            “Bunsen, can’t you just send Joanie back the same way as before?” Robin asked, hoping to bring some leisure to Joanie’s anxiety.

            “I could, but there’s a possibility of a rupture in the space-time continuum. Remember when I said that this machine works as one-half of a time machine? Well, there could be a risk in Miss Joanie disrupting the flow that’s been set by her and Mrs. Navarro when they entered into the realm. The results of disrupting that flow could be catastrophic to both our world and the other.”
 
(Narrative Note: The Sphere's time-travel function is a major plot point not only in this story but in World of Disney 3 and the upcoming Disney Access as well.)
 
(Pop Culture Note: The ideas of "rupturing the space-time continuum" and "disrupting the flow of time" are inspired by the time-travel rhetoric established from Back to the Future and Doctor Who - the latter being a major influence over World of Disney's five-year run.)

            The overwhelming wave of bad news continued to increase Joanie’s anxiety. It was too much for her heart to take and she had to leave the room before it got any worse. Robin watched her leave, feeling very disappointed that there was nothing more he, his uncle, or the two Muppet scientists could do to help. She went back to the Backstage Right area, hoping to have some alone time. However, the sudden appearance of Fozzie and Gonzo ruined that opportunity.
 
(Character Note: Joanie's heart condition is briefly mentioned in this scene. While it is mild in this story, the true severity of it is explored more when she reaches old age in Tales of the Disneyverse.)

            Both Muppets seemed very enthusiastic as they approached her, obviously due in part to the Theater’s “new guest” introducing himself to all there. “Hey, hey! Joanie, did ya see the new space guy?” Fozzie asked her.

            “Yeah, who is he? Is he a new act that Kermit’s got for our next show?” Gonzo inquired.

            Joanie was so distraught at the moment that she could barely address the two in a civilized manner. “Listen, fellas, could you leave me alone for a while? I’m not feelin’ all that hot right now.”

            Fozzie and Gonzo could see the tears beginning to stream down from her eyes and knew instantly that it was not a good time. Rather than bother her any further, the two decided to head down to the basement, which they saw her exit from upon their entrance into the area, and see if either of them could get any more details about the “space guy” from Bunsen or Beaker. In the meantime, Joanie was left all alone there in the room, crying heavily on the stairway.
 
(Character Note: Fozzie and Gonzo's presence in the story nearly balances the number between "past" and "present" Muppet groups. The "present" Muppets are short by two characters.)


Time Zone – 2010 (Before Temporal Displacement)


            While the Ford Explorer was driving through Downtown Orlando, the constant weather changes forced Sean to often at times switch on the windshield wipers. One minute it would be clear and sunny, and then the next it would be raining cats and dogs. It was one of the many oddities that came to living in such a crazy state. Regardless, he certainly loved every moment of it. He got more of a joy out of Downtown Orlando than Walt Disney World itself.

            There had been nothing but total silence in the Explorer during the entire road trip. Sean was certain that had to stem from the fact that Ciciley, Rizzo, and Pepe all knew as much as he did that they were not sight-seeing or shopping in Downtown Orlando. After a long while, it began to tire him, and he bluntly said to the passengers, “We’re going to the old theater.”

            Ciciley glanced at him with a surprised look. As happy as she was to have finally found out the truth, she was as perplexed as Pepe and Rizzo were. “You mean the old Muppet Theater? What business do you have to take care of there?”

            “Does dis have anything ta do with dat ol’ rubba chicken dat Fozzie lost twenty-three years ago?” Rizzo asked.
 
(Authorial Note: To make the speech in both Rizzo and Pepe's dialogue sound authentic with the Muppet characters that are based on, Livingston played with the spelling of words that would otherwise be pronounced exactly the way they are spelled from a rat with a New York accent and a shrimp with a Spanish one.)

            “No. I just have to see something…important.” Sean hesitantly answered.

            Ciciley stared long and hard at him, nodding slowly in understanding. “So it does have something to do with Mama, doesn’t it?”

            Sean didn’t answer; instead, he kept his eyes on the road the entire time. As he did, he heard Pepe sheepishly admit, “Okay…I lie. Dere is no Planet Hollywood outside of Downtown Disney, okay.” But, apparently, his confession seemed to have fallen on deaf ears as everyone knew it was untrue from the moment he made the claim.

            Once again, silence fell over the Explorer, but it didn’t last for very long. Within a few minutes, they finally arrived at their destination. In a decades-old, nearly-abandoned district of Downtown Orlando, they found the aged, worn-out, and boarded-up complex that used to be the Muppet Theater. It surprised the four that it was still standing after nineteen years without service. If Bunsen’s machine was still inside of there, it certainly was not running with any available electricity.
 
(Setting Note: Two Muppet Theaters exist in the Muppet Universe - one in Orlando, FL and the other in Hollywood, CA that is established later in the World of Disney series. The Hollywood theater takes much of its inspiration from the one in The Muppets, including a few of its residents: Gary, Walter, and Mary.)

            Sean pulled the Explorer into the back alley of the abandoned theater and parked it there for the time being. The four exited the vehicle and walked right up to the rusted stage door, which looked to be locked. Just as Sean reached for the doorknob and turned it slightly, the door suddenly came off its hinges and collapsed right into the dark, dusty interior. Witnessing this, Rizzo sarcastically remarked, “Guess we won’t be needin’ a key or credit card, eh?”

            The first one to walk in was Sean, who used his hand to cover his mouth and nose from the large collection of dust that had gathered in the building for two straight decades.
 
(Character Note: In Marvel Mayhem, it is discovered that Sean Thomas is allergic to dust. Of course, the dust he inhales in Mayhem is the reincarnation remains of "Natalie," who shares his body as the first "amalgamated reincarnation.")
 
            Ciciley, Rizzo, and Pepe had done the same as they followed him in, seeing how much was either covered by white sheets or left opened to the dust in what used to be the Backstage Right area of the Muppet Theater. Even Kermit’s old coffee mug – with his name labeled on it – was sitting at the counter desk that he and Scooter often stood near during shows. It was a little depressing to see that it was filled with dust instead of coffee.

            Sean gazed around, trying to remember where exactly Muppet Labs used to be located. It had been years since he, Ciciley, and Kimberly used to run around the building as kids, playing with funny characters like Sweetums, Pops, and Beauregard while their mother was working with the others. Meagan was born just a few months after the Muppet Theater had officially closed down, and she never got to experience some of the joys that came with being there. If there was one good thing that came out of being there, it was all of those old memories flowing back to Sean and Ciciley.
 
(Narrative Note: This Muppet Theater was abandoned on account of none of its inhabitants feeling encouraged to continue with more shows, still mourning the disappearance of Diana Navarro. As a result of this decision, the Muppets moved on to televised performances, hence the creation of KMUP in New York.)

            Of course, leave it to Pepe and Rizzo to ruin a good moment of reminiscing. “Boy, whadda dump dis place became!” Rizzo voiced his criticism on the condition of the abandoned theater.

            “Sí! I’m sure glad I wasn’t here during its ‘heyday’, okay.” Pepe added with a chuckle.

            Ciciley refused to take any more of their harsh criticism. “Hey, knock off the wisecracks, you two. This place used to be a great hangout for us back then. So many great things happened here.”

            “Like what, Louie Anderson’s career held its last dying breath?” Rizzo jested, creating a bellow of laughter from himself and Pepe.
 
(Pop Culture Note: Louie Anderson appeared on the first episode of The Jim Henson Hour on April 14, 1989. Airing only on NBC from April 14th to July 30th in 1989, the television series was short-lived.)

            Ciciley just shook her head at the two and ignored their witty banter, returning her focus on her brother, who appeared to have remembered exactly where the old laboratory of Bunsen and Beaker’s was. The door to it was locked and boarded, posing a bit of a challenge. But Sean quickly overcame it, once he used all the strength of his right leg to kick down the wooden boards, which have been weakened from time. The door itself was an easier obstacle, considering how it was just as old as every other door in the old theater.

            With access granted to what used to be Muppet Labs (which, in actuality, was the theater’s basement), the small group journeyed inside the pitch black atmosphere. Seeing a light switch on the way down the stairs, Sean flipped it and hoped that there was at least some electricity still running through the building. To his immediate surprise, the overhead light switched on, slowly but surely. Slightly illuminated from the dim light, the room’s contents were exposed to the group, as they were all covered with sheets.

            Moving further in, they began removing the sheets from certain objects, revealing what was underneath. The one in the center that Sean removed had revealed what appeared to have been an old-modeled computer. He hadn’t seen such a computer in years and wondered to himself what purpose it could’ve served to whatever Bunsen and Beaker had done down there. Meanwhile, Ciciley removed a few sheets from off what she thought would be the wall of the basement, but she suddenly discovered how there was nothing more than a set of supercomputers lined up against it, leaving nothing exposed. Rizzo and Pepe removed a few others, getting caught under them in the process, and showed more supercomputers lined up against the other walls.

            While Ciciley went to help Pepe and Rizzo out from under the large sheets, she looked to Sean and wondered aloud, “What the heck did Bunsen and Beaker do down here?”

            Before Sean could answer, he noticed one last item left covered in the room that was wider and larger than everything else inside there. It only took one large sheet to cover it, and after he yanked it away, his eyes widened with shock from what he had seen. Standing there before him, Ciciley, Pepe, and Rizzo was a bizarre set of machinery that consisted of a metal arch that glittered in a rainbow of colors and some type of chamber. They all stood by and observed it with looks of awe.

            “Guess that should answer your question, Cici.” Sean stated.

            “It…sorta does,” she remarked.

            “Aye Chihuahua!” Pepe exclaimed. “Dis looks like somethin’ outta Stargate, okay. How much jou wanna bet dat Kurt Douglas is gonna pop out of dis?”
 
(Authorial Note: Livingston takes some of the inspiration for the Magic Gateway's design from the Stargate machine used in the movie of the same name. Pepe's reference to the film is an inside joke on this fact.)

            Rizzo shook his head in disgust. “Dat’s Kurt Russell, Pepe.”

            “I wonder how it works,” said Sean, whose eyes never left sight of the unusual machine.

            “I don’t!” Ciciley cried. “There’s a reason this thing was abandoned all those years ago. It looks dangerous.”

            But Sean was not listening to her warnings. Instead, he was going over to the computer located at the center of the room, switching it on as soon as he was able to find the “Power” button. Ciciley, Pepe, and Rizzo all saw what he did and grew more cautious than ever. “Uh, I don’t think jou should do dat, okay.” Pepe warned, and yet Sean still was not listening to reason.
 
(Character Note: In subsequent World of Disney stories, we see Sean's reincarnated forms each display the different aspects of his personality. One common trait among almost all of them is his bravery and great curiosity - two traits that define the "Guardian of the Disneyverse" title.)

            The computer screen suddenly lit up with information as soon as it switched on. “Whoa!” Sean’s eyes gazed at the array of text that filled the screen. It might as well have been all Japanese to him, because the technical terminology went over his head completely. Some of it looked like coordinates to something, but neither Sean nor his sister and friends could figure out exactly what. They all gathered around the computer, gazing upon the information and scratching their heads at the same time.

            “What does it all mean?” Ciciley inquired.

            “Maybe it’s some type of code.” Sean assumed.

            “A code ta what?” Rizzo asked.

            “Maybe it’s a spy code like in dose ‘James Bonds’ movies!” Pepe excitedly exclaimed. “Dis could be secret intelligence at work, okay.”

            As far fetched as Pepe’s assumption sounded, it sounded a little plausible to the others. Bunsen and Beaker did get themselves in quite a few misadventures in the past – most of them just as “top secret” as whatever this experiment was. But this particular one really took the cake! This machine – whatever it was – looked like the most out-of-this-world thing they had ever invented.

            While gazing over the computer, Sean noticed a peculiar button on the keyboard labeled “Execute.” He figured that it would have some sort of effect on the strange information shown on the screen. Without thinking twice, he pressed the button – much to the surprise of Ciciley, Pepe, and Rizzo. “Hey! Wait a minute! Don’t do that?!” Ciciley told him.

            Before Sean could ask her why not, the four of them began to sense heavy vibrations coming through the area. The collection of information on the screen became scrambled and a lot harder to decipher than before. A sudden flash of light forced them to shield their eyes, and they realized how it came from the metal arch and chamber in front of them. The vibrations in the room grew more intense, becoming a heavy earthquake. All of the supercomputers in the room then exploded, shooting out bits of sparks at all sides of them.
 
(Authorial Note: Taking another page out of Lost, Livingston based the effect of temporal displacement on the strong electromagnetic fluctuations that were caused by the failure in entering the numbers and led to the implosion of the Hatch.)

            “I dink somethin’ like dis happened in Stargate, okay!!” Pepe shouted.

 
Time Zone – 1977 (Before Temporal Displacement)


            Kermit held onto Robin, Fozzie held onto Gonzo, and Beaker held onto Bunsen as a fierce earthquake suddenly came over the basement. It was certainly unlike the others they had felt every time a real world subject went through the Magic Gateway. The source of it was also unknown to Bunsen and Beaker, seeing that they were not engaged in the process of transportation at that moment. Whether it was a normal earthquake or one caused by the machine remained to be seen; but they were all certain that there were no earthquakes in Orlando.

            “Bunsen, is your machine doing all of this?!” Kermit hysterically asked, hoping that somehow it did.

            The Muppet scientist shook his head negatively and said, “I…I’m not sure, Kermit! Nothing like this has ever happened before!”

            “Well, there’s certainly a lot of stuff that has never happened before that’s happening today!!!” The frog remarked, just as a series of sparks suddenly shot out from a few of the supercomputers.

            In the Backstage Right area, Joanie was quickly snapped out of her despair as soon as she felt the enormous earthquake that was coming over the entire theater. She heard one of the dressing room doors open from the upstairs landing and saw a fully-awake Scooter coming out from the one he had been sleeping in. Dazed and confused over the sudden chaos that was happening, the gofer inquired, “What’s going on?!”

            So much had happened in the past hours that Joanie could not give him a direct answer to ease his confusion. Then, in the midst of all the pandemonium, a hysterical Buzz Lightyear entered the picture with his fingers over the button on his left arm. “Fear not, my alien friends! I made sure every living soul in the complex was evacuated at the moment the attack began! Have our adversaries breached yet?”
 
(Authorial Note: To avoid having any more Muppet characters appear and risk crowding the number of ones already established, Livingston included the detail of the evacuation of the other theater residents into Buzz's dialogue.)

            Scooter gazed over the bizarre figure that entered the picture with a perplexed expression on his face that was all too often shown around the Muppet Theater. He was unlike anything he had ever seen before, which was saying quite a bit with the likes of what he had seen there in the years he had been the resident gofer. However, that didn’t keep him from asking the “universal” question, “Who’s this?!”

            Unfortunately, that was another question that Joanie couldn’t answer for the gofer, being too concerned with what was happening all around them. She immediately headed back downstairs to the basement with Scooter and Buzz following her. Once they arrived, they were suddenly met with an intense beam of light that shot out from the Magic Gateway’s arch and chamber. Joanie and everyone else in the basement shielded their eyes from it, but not for very long. Out of nowhere, a powerful force began suctioning them all towards the lit chamber.

            Everyone clung onto something in the room that was sturdy enough for them to hang on for dear life. Joanie, Scooter, and Buzz each grasped onto the rail of the staircase, while Bunsen, Beaker, Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo hung onto the table. Robin, however, was unfortunate enough to be caught off guard at the time that the force was unleashed and sucked directly into the light within the chamber. Kermit watched helplessly as his nephew was drawn inside, screaming out his name, “ROBIN!!!”

            “Uncle Keeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrmmmmmmmiiiiiittttttttt!!!!!!!!”

            And in the blink of an eye, he vanished into the light within the chamber.

            Seeing what happened to Robin put Joanie into immediate frenzy, not wanting to watch another member of her family disappear because of Bunsen’s machine. Letting go of the rail, she allowed herself to be sucked by the unnatural force drawing her in. Buzz tried to stop her by grabbing her hand, but he only put himself in danger as well. Both of them were sucked directly into the light inside the chamber, vanishing into it. Kermit and the others watched as they disappeared without a trace, and Kermit himself was feeling scared and angry of what happened to Robin. He then made the sacrifice to let go and allow himself to be drawn into the chamber along with Joanie, Buzz, and his nephew.
 
(Authorial Note: Livingston gave each character that was drawn into the portal a purpose to their "sacrifice," in order to explain to the reader why the particular order of characters were chosen and not have it seem randomized.)

            The others didn’t dare themselves to make the same sacrifice. Instead, they continued hanging on for dear life and hoped not to suffer the same fate as the four poor souls who disappeared before their very eyes. Then again, who was to say they were the unlucky ones? Bunsen, Beaker, Fozzie, Scooter, and Gonzo were caught in the middle of a bizarre vortex – where was the luckiness in that?


Time Zone – 2010 (Before Temporal Displacement)


            The unusual vortex coming out from the chamber proved to be much too powerful for Sean, Ciciley, Pepe, and Rizzo to overcome. As hard as they tried to hang onto the table and ride it out like a twister, each of their arms grew very weak and, one-by-one, they were sucked directly into the heart of the vortex. Rizzo, being the smallest, was the first one to be drawn in, screaming for “Mommy” as he vanished into the light. Pepe went next, quoting what Ciciley and Sean could only guess was a line from Stargate – it was a little hard to tell from the gusts of wind blowing past their ears.
 
(Pop Culture Note: Rizzo's cry for "Mommy" is a direct reference to the scene from The Muppet Christmas Carol that showed him - along with Gonzo - heading for portal of light while anchored to a flying Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past.)

            Ciciley was soon following, until Sean grabbed a hold of her right hand and tried his best to keep her away from the light. Her black, red-highlighted hair blew in all directions, covering her bright blue eyes, which were undoubtedly showing signs of fear of what was happening. Sean was already regretting having pressed that button, which Ciciley warned him not to all too late. Because of his curiosity, he put her, his friends, and himself into great danger…or worse.
 
(Character Note: Genevieve - Sean Thomas's final and eighteenth reincarnated form first introduced in Tales of the Disneyverse - is one of the closest in personality to Sean, making her a dual equivalent to him. Much of her brashness leads to situations that she deeply regrets getting those she cares deeply for into.)

            Soon he lost his grip on the table and was sucked right into the chamber along with Ciciley, who continued grasping onto his hand with both of hers. The two siblings tumbled across the floor and into the machine, fading into the light emitting from inside the chamber. With the absent space in the basement, there was no longer anyone left to suffer from the raging vortex except for the old equipment, which was tearing apart from the force of the vortex. The computer – the source of the whole occurrence – began to crumble into a ball of scrap metal, almost as if it were a piece of paper. And then, as soon as it was completely destroyed…
 
            KA-BOOM!!!!

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